EXPLANATIONS
1. The fact that a birth, marriage, or death is recorded in Acton does not prove that it occurred there, unless it is so stated in the record. When places other than Acton and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given as they appear there; but when Acton is named, the initial letter only is used, except in unusual phrases.
2. In all items from town records the orginal spelling is followed, and no attempt is made to correct errors appearing in the records.
3. The various spellings of a name should be examined, as items about the same family or individual may be found under different spellings.
4. A baptism is not printed, if it occurs within one year after the recorded date of birth of a child of the same name and parents or if it is clear that the child baptized is identical with the child of the birth record; but variations found in the baptismal record are added to the birth record.
5. The birth of a married woman is recorded under her maiden name if it is known. But if the maiden name cannot be determined, the entry appears under the husband's name, with a dash enclosed in brackets, i.e., [_____], to signify that the maiden name is unknown. If it is not known whether the surname is that of a married or unmarried woman, ? m. is placed in brackets after the Christian name.
6. Marriages and intentions of marriage are prined under the names of both parties. When both the marriage and intention of marriage are recorded, only the marriage record is printed, and where a marriage appears without the intention being recorded, it is designated with an asterisk.
7. Additional information which does not appear in the original text of an item, i.e., any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in other entries of the record, is bracketed. Parentheses are used to show variations in the spelling of a name in the same entry, to indicate the maiden name of a wife, to enclose an imperfect portion of the original text, and to separate clauses in the original text.
ABBREVIATIONS
| A |
Acton |
|
h |
hours; husband |
| a |
age |
|
inf |
infant |
| abt |
about |
|
int |
publishment of intention of marriage |
| b |
born |
|
Jr |
junior |
| bp |
baptized |
|
Lt |
Lieutenant |
| bur |
buried |
|
m |
marriage; married; month |
| ch |
child |
|
min |
minutes |
| chn |
children |
|
q.v. |
which see; whom see |
| Co |
county |
|
RR |
Rebellion Record |
| d |
daughter; day; died |
|
rec |
recorded |
| Dea |
deacon |
|
s |
son |
| dec'd |
deceased |
|
Sr |
senior |
| dup |
duplicate entry |
|
w |
week; wife |
| Eld |
Elder |
|
wid |
widow |
| enl |
enlisted |
|
widr |
widower |
| Ens |
Ensign |
|
y |
year |
CHURCH RECORDS
| CR1 |
First Congregational Church |
| CR2 |
Evangelical Congregational Church |
CEMETERY RECORDS
| GR1 |
Woodlawn Cemetery |
| GR2 |
North Acton Cemetery |
| GR3 |
Mount Hope Cemetery, West Acton |
PRIVATE RECORDS
(Bibles, Family Records, Etc.)
| PR1 |
From the Aaron Jones family Bible in the possession (1914) of Silas Taylor Fletcher of Acton |
| PR2 |
From the John Fletcher family Bible in the possession (1914) of Silas Taylor Fletcher of Acton |
| PR3 |
From the Elbridge Robbins family Bible in the possession (1914) of Mrs. Sarah Frances Robbins Fletcher of Acton |
| PR4 |
From the Hapgood family Bible in the possession (1914) of Mrs. Sarah Frances Robbins Fletcher of Acton |
| PR5 |
From the Moses Taylor family Bible in the possession (1914) of Moses Taylor of Acton |
| PR6 |
From the Silas Taylor family Bible in the possession (1914) of Moses Taylor of Acton |
| PR7 |
From the Hammond family Bible in the possession (1914) of Moses Taylor of Acton |
| PR8 |
From the White family Bible in the possession (1914) of John White of Acton |
| PR9 |
From the Daniel Fletcher Barker family Bible in the possession (1914) of Frances Hosmer of South Acton |
| PR10 |
From the Simon Hapgood family Bible in the possession (1914) of Benjamin Hapgood of Acton |
| PR11 |
From the William Reed family Bible in the possession (1914) of George H. Reed of West Acton |
| PR12 |
From the Solomon Smith family Bible in the possession (1914) of Edwin Smith of Manchester, NH |
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